The NomineesThe Casuarina Cove (Tanjong Rhu) by Junfeng Boocontre – jour by Christoph Girardet and Matthias MüllerA Horse Is Not A Metaphor by Barbara Hammer

The b>TEDDY for Best Short Film
endowed with 3,000- €, donated by the Teddy Foundation
goes to

A HORSE IS NOT A METAPHOR
by Barbara Hammer

Jury statement:
The Teddy Award fort he best short film goes to Barbara Hammer`s A Horse Is Not A Metaphor. An intimate visual essay about her journey to survive ovarian cancer - the film continues her ongoing investigation of the body and sexuality as well as the transformational possibilities of hope and healing within us all.
Der Teddy für den besten Kurzfilm geht an Barbara Hammers A Horse Is Not A Metaphor. Ein sehr intimes visuelles Essay über ihren Weg, den Eierstock-Krebs zu überleben. Der Film setzt ihre anhaltende Beschäftigung mit dem Körper und der Sexualität fort und verdeutlicht, welche Veränderungen Hoffnung und Heilung in uns allen bewirken können.

The TEDDY Foundation awards JOHN HURT with the TEDDY for Best Acting Performance for his outstanding acting performance in An Englishman In New York. / Für seine außergewöhnliche schauspielerische Leistung in "An Englishman In New York".

The NomineesCity Of Borders by Yun SuhFig Trees by John GreysonQueer Sarajevo Festival 2008 by Masa Hilcisin, Cazim Dervisevic

The TEDDY for the Best Documentary Film
endowed with 3,000- €, donated by elledorado e.V. goes to

FIG TREES by John Greyson

Jury statement:
With his familiar cheeky style, Greyson’s operatic tour de force smashes conventional barriers of form and genre to reinvent the documentary. Integrating personal histories with an indictment of governments and pharmaceutical companies, Fig Trees colorfully expands the conversation about AIDS and AIDS activism from local struggles to global collaboration.